Housing Specialist

Education level

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field.

Experience

• One (1) year of responsible work experience for a public agency, or experience in housing program compliance monitoring or enforcement, apartment leasing, mortgage loan origination, loan processing, community development, or closely related experience.

• Knowledge of subsidized rental assistance programs preferred.

Specific skills

• Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Must possess strong organizational and computer skills, including Microsoft Suite.

• Must have the ability to interpret and apply regulations pertaining to the program.

• Knowledge of Yardi, File Vision preferred.

Personal characteristics

• Ability to work independently, to include weighing the consequences of actions and decisions, responding to emergencies, scheduling and prioritizing work, motivating oneself, managing time effectively, prioritizing tasks and determining when tasks require the intervention of others as needed to manage several housing assistance cases simultaneously and to meet deadlines.

• Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations with accuracy as needed to calculate and/or prorate applicant net income, rent, and utility allowances.

Physical abilities

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.

• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Ability to judge distances and spatial relationships to see objects where and as they actually are.

• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer

Licenses

• Valid Florida Driver’s License

• Insurable under the agency’s insurance policy